far. they are getting the three lanes open at and the mclaughlin avenue on ramp will be roughly before 5:30. i'm going to stend over to traffic anchor, mike inouye. are you getting any other information? >> what you got me is the greatest. i heard two lanes were blocked. you told me the update. three lanes are blocked. looking at bob's shot and over here, we are both showing you different porkss of 280. very light volume of traffic. that's why things are moving so smoothly with three of your four lanes blocked at mclaughlin. the camera shot, 280-817, this interchange. southbound shows a little slowing approaching the mclaughlin off ramp as they have three of your four lanes blocked and a little bit more activity as far as the volume of cars shows slowing approaching the scene. no big deals south of downtown. we are looking at 5:30 when this reopens as bob says.

the rest of the south bay, just fine. ending with a live shot of palo alto, very clear. back to you. 5:03. new this morning, president obama will head to jordan in about an hour and a half from now as he continues hi three days mid-east tour. earlier this morning, president obama visited the hall of names in jerusalem and later at the hall of remembrance. is ray little president perez and prime minister benjamin netanyahu joined president obama on the guided tour. the halls names is a memorial to each and every jewish person that died in the holocaust. at the end of the tour, mr. obama signed a guest book reserved for heads of state the u.s. supreme court gearing up to take on the issue of gay marriage. supporters and opponents speaking out across the nation. christie smith is live at san francisco city hall where it all began. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to

you, john. the u.s. supreme court is set to hear two distinct cases on gay marriage next week. the bay area is ready with marches and vigils planned. there is also a 12-year-old boy that reached out to chief justice john roberts to let him know about his own family here in the bay area in santa rosa. he and his sister, salina, are adopted. they have two dads. the family is committed to each other. looking to the u.s. supreme court to decide the legality of his parent's union as it will consider california's ban on same-sex marriage tuesday. wednesday, the court considers another case that challenges the federal defensive marriage act. in the la few family, 12-year-old daniel learned that justice roberts has two adopted kids of his own. he said he thought he would never have a family of his own. >> my foster mom always told me i was unadoptable because of my

medical condition. when my dads adopted me, i realized that everything she said was a complete lie. >> on monday, marriage equality supporters will gather at 6:30 before marching to city hall. then, marriage equality usa and get equal plan vigils at the state supreme court here on mcalister in the city from tuesday to wednesday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. i wanted to mention the cities of berkeley, oakland and san leandro plan to fly the rainbow flag in solidarity with the lgbt movement next week. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." friends, family and loved ones gathered to remember a 16-year-old musician who died while walking home near train tracks on tuesday. hundreds pay tribute to him at a candle light vigil. he died tuesday afternoon when a passenger train clipped him on train tracks near virginia

avenue. his family says he was on his way home wearing head phones and listening to music and didn't hear the train. >> the conductor, please, please, whoever was driving that train, i want you to know, i do not blame you. i'm so sorry you have to live with the sight of hitting my son. i know it wasn't your fault. >> at lincoln high school, he taught himself how to play guitar in the seventh grade and recently performed at mike nights and cafes around downtown san jose. 5:6 right now. the oakland police department graduating a new group of officers from its police academy and will start another round next week. opd says 45 officers will graduate from the current academy today. the department still looking for more recruits to add to the next police academy which starts on monday. so far, 43 of the 55 slots have been filled. oakland police say there has been a lot of interest in the community. they have received more than

3,000 applications today. >> several police officers received honors for their courage in the line of duty. the american society of industrial security recognized 20 officers from northern california yesterday. i have the opportunity to m.c. the event. two of the officers were involved in high-profile gun fights with suspected robbers late last year. despite being shot at several times, the officers were able to catch the suspect and later his accused accomplice. surrounded by a great group of people out there yesterday. i felt very safe. 5:07. you did a great job hosting it. meteorologist, christina lauren with an update on what's happening going to the weekend. >> beautiful weekend. everybody here in the bay area enjoying full-on sunshine from sunset to sunrise. rather, sunrise, to sun set.

47 degrees i san jose. 40. good morning, gilroy. temperatures today are going to be perfect. 70s. a return of the 70s. we are going to crank the numbers up even more so this weekend. you can hit the beach, the slopes, one of those beautiful california weekends. they are limited now that spring has sprung in the bay area. by this weekend, the wind will subside. it is going to be a blustery friday. you want to keep that in mind, specially if you are traveling through the mountain passes later on this evening. if you are going to head over the pa chengco pass, travel cautiously. winds will be at their strongest this afternoon into the evening. keep that in mind. 68, bayside at the coast. right around 66 degrees. your full forecast, that seven day, ready to go in my next report. stick around if you can. if not, mike has a traffic alert. a significant alert in san jose southbound 280 approaching the 680-101 interchange has this activity going on, continuing with the investigation after a body is found on the roadway. we are trying to sort out the

exact reasons why that person was there as well as the crash. coming up right now, we see just one lane open as you are heading southbound. that's why you have some slowing approaching the mclaughlin off ramp. the rest of your south bay is moving very smoothly. no problems in your north or southbound directions. a little bit of slowing showing up through livermore and pleasanton. just beginnings of your commute. earlier problems we had because of traffic congestion. it looks like it is on the move shifting back north first and then a live look out will end with this shot. i will talk to you about it. it is 5:09 right now. an ivy league school known for book worms and this morning for hoops. harvard proving to be a bracket buster in the ncaa tournament. >> harvard beat number three seed new mex co. final score 68-62. harvard has actually only appeared three times in the tournament in its history. >> finally got that win. very few are happier than this man. bay area native, jeremy lin, the

harvard grad. look at him there celebrating feeling the magic. the houston rocket star posting this picture on twitter right after the ball game. yes, he can see clearly. he is wearing that harvard t-shirt. the hash tag on the photo. three point goggles. doing it, harvard hoop scene. hey, google jumping into the fray. what the mountainview company is planning to compete with apple and samsung. we'll tell you about what an expert is saying about the super bowl power outage, when the lights went out and left the 49ers in the dark for more than 30 minutes.

welcome back. a live look at the hp pavilion

in san jose. your cal bears getting it done out of the round of the ncaa tournament playing saturday trying to keep the magic going. we will keep you posted on their trek to a possible national championship another band-aid and short-term fix for the national budget. the house vote willing to keep the government running for the next six months. the plan in place keeps $85 billion in spending cuts in the pentagon and domestic programs. temporary furlough for hundreds of thousands of government workers will stay in place. the spending authorization is on the way to the white house right now for the president's signature. >> 5:13. samsung is coming to mountainview. the tech company famous for its galaxy series smart phones and its infamous patent with apple has signed a release to put a new research and development headquarters on campus that has yet to be built. they approved plans for this

week for the two six-story buildings on clyde avenue near highway 101. the building developer says the finished product will be lead certified, meaning it is energy efficient. >> in a tech world, copy caps, apple, samsung and google working on its very own smart wristwatch technology. the financial times reporting google developing the watch in its android unit. the financial times says google filed a patent application for a smart watch back in 2011. apparently, it includes a dual screen display and an interactive unit interface. very dick tracy ish. so far, no confirmation from google. in the meantime, blackberry getting ready to release its newest smart phone. seema mody live with the details. good friday morning to you. good friday morning to you, laura. let's take a look at those markets. wednesday, major stock indexes posted their biggest losses in more than three weeks.

increasing concerns about the ongoing banking saga sells off on thursday. the dow closing down 90 points well off the session lows. nasdaq down 316789 the s&p, 13 points lower. a big debut for blackberry. it's new z-10 hitting at&t store shelves. the first fully touchscreen device. rebounded in recent months after taking a beating following a series of delays for the products launched. today, buyers can pick one up for $199 with a two-year contract. verizon will begin sales of the v-10 next thursday. back over to you. happy friday have a good weekend, seema. check this out. in washington state, still looks like winter big-time out there. the roads in western washington looking rough. drivers yesterday afternoon ended up stranded on a lot of those roads out there. that sudden storm hitting two highways closed and hundreds of truckers were rs toed to pull

over and simply try and wait out this storm. once again, another beautiful reason to live here in the bay area. >> not in our neck of the woods, at least this weekend. we are clear. >> that's where the storm track has been steadily pumping moisture in the pacific northwest. because of our big strong pressure, it is back and building. we are going to warm you up. thanks for waking up with us this morning. it is cold in napa at 39 degrees. we are at 43 in santa rosa. typically, those temperatures are a lot closer together at this time of day. we have some winds that are really kind of stirring things up out there. that makes for not so much uniform conditions. our numbers at the end of the day will be uniform. winds strengthening right now. the past 15 minutes, we've climbed to 15 miles an hour sustained up in fairfield. 5-10 miles an hour out of the northwest. a dry wind. you will notice that today. you will also notice all the

blossoms getting knocked off the trees. they don't last long. mild conditions. what's happening is that area of low pressure that brought us the rain moves out. high pressure builds in. the two work against each other. we call it a tight pressure grade. the bay area, sandwiched between the two systems. for us, we are going to warm up. we have to deal with these winds. let's talk about that. we stopped the clock at 11:00 a.m. as we head through the first part of the day into mid-morning. that's strong wind all wait from fremont to santa rosa. sfronger as we head through 5:00 p.m. then, tomorrow morning, you get the beautiful weather and we lose the wind. if you want to make the outdoor plans, tomorrow looks spectacular. if you want the warmer weather, the beach, sunday is going to be a little better off for you if you want to take the little ones out there. warm enough to build sand cancels this weekend or you can hit the slopes. 71 degrees in livermore. 69 in fremont. also, a great weekend to get that garden going as we've got rain on the way wednesday into

thursday and next sunday is easter. 5:18. we'll check that drive. good morning, mike. good morning, christina. two significant alerts going on right now. not so much on the reports right now. getting into the city, 101 and 280, showing an increase in volume. north of the city, coming down from the north but in your commute direction, south 101 reports of some boulders have come down off the hill and on to the roadway. right around the aex il ander, saw silly toe ramp. a crash in the backup and a number of other cars on the side. we have our helicopter heading up there. we do see the slowing heading south out of the north bay. as a result of the boulders. the northbound commute directions are fine. a lighter volume of traffic. south 280 around the mclaughlin off ramp still has the significant lert and the investigation. our live bob redell continues with the investigation. we have all but one lane blocked.

just this one lane heading south. looks like one of these vehicles involved in the investigation has arrived too do more work. they hope to have this cleaned up by 5:30. the rest of the east bay into the south bay moves very lightly and smoothly. back to you. thank you very much. it is 5:19. a peninsula woman desperately searching for her service dog after someone stole it on b.a.r.t. karen says she and her dog, archie, were riding home and the pomeranian was in a carrier next to her. somewhere between san francisco and san bruno, she dozed off. when she woke up, archie and the carrier were gone. archchy is trained to help people cope with anxiety. they are asking anyone who knows where he might be to contact her. >> that's cold-blooded. take archie back. right here in the bay area, a list of women leaders being honored for their work in the community. the san mateo women's hall of fame honoring u.s. representative, anna esu, fiona

ma and rose jacobs-gibson tonight. the event will also celebrate the new women's hall of fame exhibit at the san mateo county history museum. kosher coca-cola will not make it in time for pass over. typically, they make a kosher version every year for pass over. switching out corn syrup for real sugar. jewish people do not eat products made from wheat, corn or many other grains during the eight days of pass over. the company says manufacturing changes in california have made it impossible for them to get the kosher drinks out in time this year but they should be available next year. an update and new details about the power outage down at the super bowl in new orleans. an outside expert confirming the partial outage is the result of a relayed device malfunction, what an initial device revealed. intergy, the company that supplies the energy to the

superdome, says the device was installed specifically and specifically to prevent a power failure at the dome. you will remember the partial blackout. it did delay the game between the raveens and the niners for a total of 34 minutes. it was a crazy thing. >> this time of the year, not just spring fever allergies but march madness that's leading to a lot of calls all over the bay area. a recent study finds the tournament's first two days of play will cost $134 million in lost wages. we are just starting this thing. about 3 million employees will spend 1-3 hours watching for following basketball games instead of working. for us, it's a combination. we are working, telling you what's going on. if you are one of the people who is actually watching the game, ncaa looking out for you. in the upper right-hand corner, there is what they call a boss button. if you click on it, a phoney e-mail program will pop up on your screen. >> the covert mission.

>> be careful your boss isn't a basketball fan as well or isn't listening to our little secret we are giving away. >> i have a feeling bosses are not only understanding but watching as well. 5:22. the local kids that gave the giants everything he had during a last night's ball game. >> back in action, the monterrey bay aquarium getting ready to welcome back the fans favorite.

>> this is one of those stories we just love to report. it was just another spring training game for most of the world champion san francisco giants. it turns out to be a dream come true for a lifelong giants fan who happens to be a minor leaguer, ryan cavan. not only called up from the minors but started at second base replacing marco scutaro.

he grew up on the peninsula, born and raised a giants fan. what made the night even sweeter, how about this? he provides the majority of the team's offense, including his very first home run as a big leaguer. he spent last season at aa richmond. a night to remember. >> may be calling him up quite a bit more. 5:25. monterrey bay aquarium's beloved sea otters are coming back this weekend. they have been closed for more than six months for major renovation. the $3 million project included replacing pipes and equipment and redoing the concrete rock sculpturs. look at that little baby. they got some new protected glass windows, installed new high-tech features to help visitors try to really connect with them out there and learn more about their behavior. they will be back on display starting tomorrow morning. no doubt, the road down there. look at how cuddly they look. >> i like the little guy on the

bottle just chilling back. he had his arm up. go ahead, mama. >> good light out there and a beautiful aquarium if you want to go out and visit. >> it is a good weekend to get out. >> it could be beautiful. good morning to you. happy, happy friday. you played it. we have got a good-looking weekend shaping up. a live picture of san jose. you'll notice completely clear conditions to start. our skies are going to stay clear with some winds picking up later on today. we will let you know just how gusty it will be in your neighborhood and how warm and beautiful the weekend is shaping up. first, i want to take a look at your drive and see if there is any improvement, still flashing lights. >> we thought we would have a 280 clearing right about now. 530. bob redell called me from the scene. look at the map, because we also have a word that maybe they might need to involve a secondary agency. caltrans trans might need to come out if they need any other issues with regards to clearing the scene. we do still have your

significant alert as well southbound 101 coming down towards sauce sa lito. a bowled der and a crash, guys. >> thank you very much. 5:27. still to come. some bay area police agencies taking to twitter as part of a global effort. >> how do you do an investigation and you are only hear one side and you don't hear the other side? >> also, a bay area councilman responding to a city audit claiming he broke the law, the he said, she said battle rocking a bay area city.

slowing on a friday. the commute is starting to build. sg. >> phenomenal conditions persist for today. good air quality.

lower pollen levels and temperatures climbing into the 70s. we'll tell you about the new plan in san jose to fill up some empty storefronts. >> let's take you live to san francisco this morning. . look at that. crystal clear. you made it to friday morning. a beautiful weekend is on tap. this is "today in the bay." good morning friday. it is 5:30. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. we have an update of breaking news. police investigate a deadly hit and run crash that shut down two lanes in san jose. bob redell joins us with how it is affecting the morning commute. >> reporter: we are starting to see a little bit of a backup. this is not the type of backup i would plan my drive to work

around. it was expected to reopen now. it looks like it will be a little later. the coroner just removed the body of a woman found lying in the number 3 and 4 lanes on southbound 280 at the mclaughlin on ramp in downtown san jose. they thought they would be able to reopen the three right lanes that would be shut down as a result. now, it is going to be longer, because caltranss has been call called out to evaluate whether they need to get called out on the scene. people saw the body. they called 911. this is around 3:15. officers are classifying this as a hit and run. they do not have any witnesses. they do not have any vehicle description. no vehicle parts near where this woman was hit. she is a ped. they do not know why she was up here. the on ramp is nearby. it is quite possible she walked up there and ended up on the freeway for reasons unknown.

chp is asking for your help. this will be just before 3:15 this morning. if you saw anything, they would love to hear from you. there were some drivers who pulled over. these were the people that saw the aftermath. the coroner looks like they might have just left or are still on the scene. they are about to leave. the eta again cob another 30 minutes. this is just based on talking to the chp. they do need caltrans to come out and evaluate the scene and see if they need to be involved with the cleanup. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." a lot of eyes on the u.s. supreme court getting set to take on the issue of gay marriage. supporters and opponents speaking out all across the nation. "today in the bay's" christie

smith is live in san francisco right now where a 12-year-old wants the court to hear what he has to say. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. two historic cases on gay marriage are set to be reviewed by the united states supreme court. a number of marches and rallies planned in san francisco. there is also a 12-year-old bay area boy that reached out to the chief justice to give him something else to consider, his own family and what they have in common. they are the la fews, 12-year-old daniel and his sister, salina were adopted. they have two dads. his foster mom told him because of his medical condition, he probably wouldn't be adopted. then, his two dads changed everything. now, the u.s. supreme court will decide the legality of their union when california's prop 8 same-sex marriage ban and the federal defensive marriage act are reviewed tuesday and wednesday. daniel learned the chief justice

had two adopted kids and sent them a letter. >> you and i both know that family goes deeper than blood. i was lucky to be adopted by two guys i could both called dad. >> i want him to see our family is a lot like his. >> on monday, marriage equality supporters will gather at castro and market, harvey mill plaza before marching to city hall. two san francisco soup view tors will be there joining them. tuesday and wednesday, marriage' quuli equality usa and get equal will be there 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. grace ka thcathedral upholds th grace cathedral would begin conducting same-sex marriages. daniel's two dads say they will be watching the hearing and expected to be very emotional. reporting live, christie smith,

"today in the bay." audit report findings against two oakland city council members could result in a misdemeanor and cost them their seats. the report claims council president, larry reed and deswick brooks interfered with a $2 million construction contract. they reportedly directed staff to push a $2 million demolition contract at the oakland army base towards turner group construction. the report claims brooks violated the city charter 12 times, reed, one time and another by one of his staff members. >> this is clearly coercing and influencing the contracting process. >> i should have just voted on it. now, i'm bearing the brunt of the city auditor's report. >> the city attorney forwarded the audit to the alameda county district attorney's office. no charges have been filed with

these allegations. san jose city leaders hoping a new program will help attract more businesses downtown. start-up san jose is a proposal aimed at filling vacant storefronts. the city would wave permitting fees for small businesses if landlords agreed to least space at a discounted rate. events held at sperry station where residents can preview some loc local vendors. bay area police taking to the twitterssphere to give people an understanding of what police officers do every day. official police twitter pages will post updates on service call throughout the day followed by the #poltwt. in the bay area, participants include san ma taito, palo alto,

mountainview, sunnyville, and fremont police departments. >> very cool thing. kind of like a social media ride along. check it out up close and personal. christina lauren talking about another good-looking weekend. >> always saluting our local heroes. good morning. good looking day shaping up. want to start with sfo. a getaway friday. no delays. across the entire nation at this point. right now, 5:37, due to weather. that's the good news. 46, san francisco. 36, napa. 47 to start the day in san not perfect are the winds that will pick up as we head throughout the day. the winds will be strong enough to keep us cloud free. full-on sunshine. a day where it is hard to find a cloud in the sky. it all works out like this. by noon, 66 inland. 71 degrees at 4:00 p.m. that's when the highs are coming in this time of year.

68 degrees bayside at the coast. 66. wait until you see your weekend numbers. want to help you make those plans. we are going to he sho you the latest snowfall totals from tahoe. you have your california pick this weekend. first, i want to check on a drive. not shaping up in the greatest way this morning. >> we have issues for the south bay and the north bay both. stick around folks. we are looking right here to our live look. bob redell and the crews or southbound to 280 approaching the mclaughlin off ramp. it looks like the chp may have or be opening a second lane as we are heading southbound. caltrans still has to head out to the sdeen evaluate the situation. we could see a 6:00 reopening as things are starting to get a little more busy here. we do have some slowing coming out of downtown san jose. it will slow approaching the mclaughlin area. by the time you get to 680 and 101, things are clear again.

it is friday, light overall. that's what keeps us moving through the scene. north bay, southbound 101, just fine through santa rosa and down in toward san rafael. our chopper has arrived on the scene. boulders reported in the roadway. sounds like one hit a car and suv. now, you see cars crawling, one lane, southbound approaching the sausalito off ramp. heading down towards the golden gate bridge. it is 5:39. time to talk some march madness. are you okay talking about this? >> i am today. i was a little upset yesterday. >> it was a good news, bad news ncaa tournament, specially for you. >> i am a st. mary's gael. they got knocked out in the first round. they really fought hard.

i think they were tired from traveling. they couldn't get that last-minute basket to win. they lost to memphis, 54-52. still winners in my wook book. >> still a great season. to the real good news are the cal bears doing it in front of the hometown at the hp pavilion. they win it, 64-62. the bears fans no doubt pumped up. >> so happy we were able to win the tournament game and being the tournament. the last two minutes were two of the most excruciating minutes ever. >> top 32, though. >> we'll take it. >> that is a priceless father/son moment. the winner tomorrow we are anticipating will be the cal bears. they will move on to the sweet

16. with pops, you and me right here. >> that bonding. you take your little one out there too. they may be striking out on a plan to bring the a's to town. >> the president continues the tour in the mideast with a meeting with the king of jordan. we will have a live report on that visit next.

>> new this morning, more history in the making. day three of the president's tour of the middle east. this morning, he is meeting with jordan's king abdullah the second. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live on capitol hill. she has the latest on the president's visit to the middle east. good morning. meeting with king abdullah scheduled for later. first, let's take a look at the president this morning going deep into israel's history. visiting a holocaust research center where he participated in a memorial and signed a guest book there. president obama las night in israel awarded the country's medal of distinction, their

highest honor. president shimon peres saying the bonds have reached an unprecedented level between the two countries. this morning, president obama participating in three wreath layings before heading to bethlehem. a dust storm grounded his chopper. he ended up going by motorcade. president obama spending part of his day today in bethlehem, part with king abdullah in jordan. in jordan, he is likely to talk about the war in syria and how that war, that spillover, of 350,000 refugees has affected and drained resources in jordan. jon? >> tracie potts in capitol hill. thank you for the update. three people are dead after shooting at a marine base in virginia. a spokesman said a marine shot and killed another reason late last night. that shooting led to a standoff between authorities and the suspect that hid in a barracks at the base. authorities went inside the barracks early this morning and found the suspect and another victim dead. a bay spokesperson said the

second victim was also a marine. it is unclear what prompted the shooting. >> south korea is apologizing this morning saying it mistakenly accused china as the origin of a recent cyber attack. the attack that paralyzed tens of thousands of computers at six companies came from a chinese company. it belongs to a computer at one of the south korean companies that was hit. they still think it originated from abroad. they don't know where. some experts expect that. devastating news for tens of thousands of students and parents in chicago. more than 50 public schools in the city will be shut down at the end of this school year. the desperate move by public school officials in response to $1 billion in a budget short fall. some 300 schools were initially on that list of possible closures. parents, teachers and people in that community vows to fight. many saying they will take part

in a mass protest that will be going through downtown chicago next week. that is major news out of chicago. hopefully, they can consolidate and make a difference 5:36 for the weather, a nice one today and beyond. >> you made it to friday. congratulations, everybody! we are very proud of you for doing so. we have such a beautiful weekend to tell you about. 5:46. taking it live to san francisco. you can see for ten miles or better all across the bay area because of some pretty strong winds that will continue to build as we head throughout the day. you are up 46 degrees. no the too bad to start. the only place in the 30s is napa at 39 degrees. overall, now that our days are getting longer than our nights, we are going to start to see these numbers creep up. it won't be as bitter cold in the mornings specially as we head through the next months. 47 degrees to start in san jose. we are looking good.

these winds will play a factor. you are going to notice those winds increasing, specially late afternoon into the evening. they are not going tos la the all weekend long giving us perfect conditions on the beach or up in tahoe. we saw the clock bringing you futurecast. you can see where you are getting the reds and the oranges. the areas that don't typically get windy, san jose and fremont. keep that in mind. they are going to drop off just in time for a beautiful weekend. the bay area has a lot going on this weekend. santa cruz will be the xhois city. oakland marathon happening. conditions are perfect for that. the best weather in three years. they have had rain, wet weather, lots of sunshine and

temperatures in the 70s. beautiful conditions. we have changes ahead. first, your drive with mike. >> first, in the north bay, we are focusing on this. your southbound commute through the north bay, your commute direction. you are okay heading south through san rafael. the northbound direction slows. one or many cars were hit by the boulders. a crash on the scene. big backup. let me show you what our video chopper caught. i hear two lanes are cleared southbound. here is the big backup. as you are heading out of the waldo tunnel, this stream of cars extends all the way back coming out of the tunnel. let's get you back to the south bay shot where we are talking about your second significant alert. this has been going off since before our show started this morning. the southbound direction of 280.

south 280 is the issue. bob redell still on the scene. we thought we were going to have lanes cleared. they are still obviously not. we had two lanes. half your freeway opens past the scene of a deadly hit an run. bob continues to follow this investigation. we are held up because caltrans has to evaluate whether we can open this lane or not. meanwhile, the bay bridge. the bay bridge is a pretty typical for this friday. a light backup for these cash lanes. it is friday light. >> 5:49. the faa will make an announcement on which control towerers will clothes. the head of the organization has said, there were so many responses so the plan closures. it took longer than expected to review the submissions of each airport. they say they have to close some control towers because of federal sequester cuts.

control towers in napa, concord, livermore, stockton and santa rosa are on the list of possible closuresment public reaction mixed for the changes proposed to yosemite park. >> we got rid of all this, now, lelts get rid of all the vendors once and for all. >> this is the path forward. >> those are the people showing up at a national park service meeting to express their feeling on the plan to stop bike and raft rentals at the park as well as horseback riding. environmentalists also want to get rid of the ice rink at curry village, swimming pools at the yosemite lodge and owana hotel and art activity center. they say it is important to restore the natural setting and protect the merced river. the proposed changes coming

after some decades of back and forth lawsuits between environment. tallis ta and the park. runners trying to get limber for this weekend in oakland, the city's annual running festival. the fourth year for this event which includes a 5k half marathon and a full marathon. 26 bands and d.j.s signed up to cheer on the runners with music and fine tunes. the race organizers particularly excited for this year. the weather, supposed to be nice and sunny for race day. that marks the first time ever for the bad weather the past three years. it has forced a lot of the runners, musicians to pull out last minute. this year should be smooth sailing. >> spring has sprung. it will be great. 5:51. teaching an old dog new tricks. why legal marijuana is now causing big problems for police dogs just announced this morning, prince, this guy here, about to make a bay area comeback. dig it.

frae san francisco music fans get ready to get your groove on. prince coming to town. two nights at the dna lounge in san francisco. prince expected to perform two shows each night on april 23rd and 24th. he is also planning to appear down at san diego and anaheim. so if you want some tickets, get ready. the information set to be released sometime next week. >> that would be a good event too. >> that will be hot. >> 5:54. the san francisco zoo says a 5 1/2-week-old tiger cup born at the zoo is a girl. here is a picture of her with her mom, leann. she was born on february 10th. her birth is specially important because the tigers are a

critically endangered species. the zoo will announce when the public can get their first look in person. >> that's a lot of love. you can tell in that mama's eyes. she won't mess around if you try to play with the cub. >> don't mess with mama or her cub. >> lelts check in with christina loren. >> maybe you want to take your cubs out to the beach. make sure you bring the sunscreen. high uv index. pictureesque. 70, inland. 68 bayside at the coast. 65 degrees. we are going to time out the winds. a wind advisory posted for the north bay. first, want to check your drive and see if there is any improvement. >> doesn't look like there is going to be any improvement for 101 southbound. look at this. we do have the chopper over the scene. this is a mini-van getting

loaded out to the flat bed tow truck. look on the passenger side in the front. smashed in there. reports are that maybe the vehicle, at least one car hit by the boulders, because of that damage here. i hear caltrans has to get out there to evaluate the fencing. the boulders did come through the fencing. we are going to skip to the next live shot. i can show you the south bay as well. we do have san jose with the significant alert. 280. there is bob redell at the scene with the report. 5:56. it looks like washington police are going to have to teach some old dogs new tricks as the state recently legalized marijuana. police have to retrain their chi nine cops to ignore the marijuana they sniff. state prosecutors say an alert from a pot sniffing dog is not

enough for a search warrant now that pot is legal. washington has said it is not sure when it is going to start retraining its pot-sniffing dogs. >> i wonder how hard that will be. >> once they learn that, it is probably tough to change directions. >> 5:57 right now. a lot who are ahead including breaking news.

a woman struck and killed on the south bay freeway. the car that hit her, nowhere to be found. how you can help track down a suspect in a deadly hit and run plus, new details on a deadly shooting at the quantico marine base. what we are learning just now. day three of the president's tour of the middle east. how the president is right now paying tribute to the past and pushing for peace in the present. >> happy friday to you! . temperatures looking good for now. we have some really gusty winds headed our way late in the day.

we will show you where it will be the strongest, how long they will last an your weekend numbers in a few moments. >> john told you why we have a south bay significant alert. this is the north bay significant alert. half your freeway getting into san francisco is blocked as well. we have a crash, boulders and our chopper over the scene. >> we have a live look outside. the international airport. you made it to friday morning. march 22nd. this is "today in the bay." thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. an update to plaek breaking news in the south bay lanes finally back open after a deadly hit and run shut down parts of interstate 280 in san jose. bob redell is there live on scene where the search for the driver is on and rolling. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, john. chp is trying to answer two

questions, one, what was this woman doing up here on southbound 280 near the mclaughlin on ramp and who was it that hit and killed her tichlts a hit and run u can see that the two right lanes of the freeway are still shut down. we are looking in the southbound direction. one of the lanes will reopen within the past 15 minutes. you have two lanes open to the left which traffic is going through smoothly. two lanes shut down in the right. the coroner has removed her body. what we are waiting on right now is for caltrans to arrive. they need to evaluate whether they need to clean up the area where her body laid around 3 dlon 15 this morning. drivers saw her body. they called on 911. paramedics came on the scene and pronounced her dead on arrival. some of the drivers who did stop, did speak to chp. they had no information according to chp, as far as a de